GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Kuyper College is among six postsecondary institutions in Michigan to fail the U.S. Department of Education’s “financial responsibility” test for 2011, according to new federal data.

Scores range from negative 1.0 to positive 3.0. Schools with a score of less than 1.0 are considered “not financially responsible,” according to the department. Only private schools were examined in the study.

A Kuyper spokesman wasn’t immediately able to comment on the college’s score.

Other private colleges in West Michigan fared relatively well in the study.

Aquinas College, Hope College, Cornerstone University and Davenport University all received a score of 3, the highest possible ranking. Calvin College received a 2.9, while Grace Bible College in Wyoming received a 2.2.

The other institutions in Michigan that received a failing score are: Robert B. Miller College, in Battle Creek; Rochester College, in Rochester Hills; Concordia University, in Ann Arbor; Focus: Hope Information Technologies Center, in Detroit; and Nuvo College of Cosmetology, in Norton Shores.

On its website, the U.S. Department of Education says schools with a score of less than 1.0 can participate in federal student aid programs, but are placed under “provisional certification.”

The schools also are typically subject to “cash monitoring requirements,” and in most instances must post a letter of credit “equal to a minimum of 10 percent of the Title IV aid it received in the institution’s most recent fiscal year,” according to the department.

MLive will have more information and reaction from school’s later today.